The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Last week, Governor Aristoteles Sandoval sent a proposal to the state Congress that could see the introduction of public plebiscites and referendums, citizen initiatives, as well as reduce red tape for independent candidates standing for office.
A swath of Jalisco bureaucrats face substantial pay cuts if Congress approves a new initiative on government salaries, proposed by the state governor.
The town of Tequila will host the fourth 2016 Spirits Selection by Concours Mondial de Bruxelles competition from August 24-26.
Emergency measures to tackle violence against women are to be implemented in Jalisco after it was revealed that at least eight towns and cities have reported an increase in femicides over the past four years.
Opponents of same-sex marriage are planning what they say will be a “massive” demonstration in downtown Guadalajara on Saturday, February 20. The protest will be held outside the Jalisco Congress building in the Plaza de la Liberation.
A sudden surge in the number of flu cases has put Jalisco health authorities on heightened alert.
Bodies dumped
The bodies of four men were discovered this week dumped by the side of the Guadalajara-Chapala highway, near the turn off to El Salto.
AT&T is expected to invest around $US300 million in an operations center in Guadalajara as part of its drive to extend its high-speed, mobile Internet throughout Mexico.
Jalisco Governor Aristoteles Sandoval was unable to deliver his annual state-of-the-state report (informe) Tuesday after suffering a serious motorcycle accident last weekend.