General News

Jalisco’s “Salvando Vidas” campaign, aimed at curbing drunk driving through strict measures such as random breathalyzer stops, has intensified during the year’s most alcohol-heavy season.

The final stretch of the Guadalajara-to-Puerto Vallarta toll road (often referred to as the Vía Corta, or short route) is nearing completion, federal authorities say.

More than 415,000 fentanyl pills and six tons of chemical precursors used to produce synthetic drugs seized in Jalisco have been destroyed, the federal Attorney General’s Office (FGR) reported on December 25.

Jalisco’s third airport, Chalacatepec Airport, designed to serve the Costalegre region, was officially inaugurated last week.

Pedro Kumamoto, whose groundbreaking 2015 victory as a raw 25-year-old independent candidate in a Jalisco congressional district shook up the state’s political establishment, is transitioning from political battles to an important international position.

Jalisco Governor Pablo Lemus has criticized the funds allocated in the 2025 federal budget to improve the state’s deteriorating federal highways, calling the amount “a joke.”

The arrival of Pablo Lemus to the Jalisco statehouse has led to a relaxation of security measures at both the Government Palace and the governor’s official residence, Casa Jalisco, on Avenida Manuel Acuña.

Owners of Jalisco-plated vehicles will be required to change their license plates in 2025, the state legislature ruled last week.