Congress in reverse on smoking ban in cars
The Jalisco State Congress has backtracked on implementing a measure that would have made smoking while driving a private vehicle a traffic offense.
The Guadalajara Reporter
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The Jalisco State Congress has backtracked on implementing a measure that would have made smoking while driving a private vehicle a traffic offense.
A new study by the Institute of Statistical and Geographic Information of Jalisco (IIEG) has revealed that between 2016 and 2021, Guadalajara metro area municipal authorities euthanized 47,286 stray dogs and cats, while only 1,136 animals were adopted.
The Jalisco State Prosecutor’s Office (FGE) has announced that three individuals named as the probable perpetrators of a shooting attack against Chapala Public Security officers and agents of the state Investigative Police will face trial on criminal charges based on the indictment presented in court by the District V Special Regional Prosecutor’s Office.
Staff from the United States Consulate in Guadalajara will hold a town hall meeting with U.S. citizens on Thursday, October 27, 10 a.m., at the Lake Chapala Society, Calle 16 de Septiembre 16-A in Ajijic.
At least 14 churches in southern Jalisco dating from the 17th and 18th century suffered structural damage from 7.4-magnitude earthquake that rocked large swath of central Mexico on September 19.
Following an oral trial lasting ten days, the former health secretary in the administration of Jalisco Governor Aristoteles Sandoval was sentenced to nine years in prison after being found guilty of engaging in various corrupt practices, including the “diversion and misuse of public resources.”
Jalisco Governor Enrique Alfaro last week became the first state governor in Mexico to be granted a private audience with Pope Francis at his private residence in Santa Marta in Rome.
Wealth, political power and a sluggish justice system proved to be no match for the tenacity and courageous resolve of the indigenous community of Mezcala.
While the majority of Jalisco’s population has been vaccinated and boosted against Covid-19, there are still remote pockets of the state where the inoculation program has yet reach.