The state government is negligent in its duty to look for and locate missing persons, relatives of the disappeared and ONGs often say. Jalisco authorities, on the other hand, vigorously defend their efforts to investigate cases and maintain they are determined to tackle this societal trauma.

In a bid to encourage Mexican citizens to draw up wills, the federal government has proclaimed September “Mes de Testamento” and public notaries are lowering their fees throughout the month.

Taking the toll road between Guadalajara and Lagos de Moreno is becoming a perilous drive.

This newspaper in its May 4 edition described how a Canadian couple was held up by armed carjackers on this stretch of highway (80D)—a harrowing incident on the kind of road that has traditionally been considered the safest way to travel through Mexico.   

Jalisco education authorities flip-flopped this week and decided to distribute the federal government’s free textbooks to Jalisco’s 1.6 million primary and secondary school students after legal and academic experts at the University of Guadalajara deemed them lawful and ethical, despite some error-strewn content.

Jalisco is determined to take full advantage as Chinese companies seek to relocate (nearshore) their supply chains closer to their U.S. operations.

The Chapala government is in the process of upgrading the eastern extension of Calle Ramón in San Antonio Tlayacapan that will connect with Calle Los Angeles in Riberas del Pilar.