Mexico is one step away from saying goodbye to daylight saving time after more than two decades. On Tuesday, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador sent the initiative to Congress which, if passed, will eliminate advancing the clock on the first Sunday in April and turning it back on the last Sunday in October.

Jalisco drove national employment growth in the first half of 2022, creating 10.4% of the total number of new jobs created in Mexico. Official statistics show that the Mexican economy added 448,560 formal jobs from January to June 2022 and 46,756 of those were in the western state.

Animal abuse has many faces in Mexico, which is why Mexican authorities have taken action on several occasions to legislate and impose sanctions on those who mistreat animals. Jalisco is one of the states with the greatest progress in public policies to protect pets, however, these sanctions are not enough for some legislators.

U.S. President Joe Biden will meet his Mexican counterpart Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador at the White House on July 12, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Tuesday. The leaders will discuss their efforts to address global challenges, such as food security, and talk about joint competitiveness initiatives, among other topics.

Electronics manufacturer Sanmina SCI will be investing US$216 million in Jalisco this year. But Sanmina is not the only company investing in Jalisco. In total, more than 720 million dollars in new investments were garnered during the Government of Jalisco's June 13-16 promotional tour through California's Silicon Valley.

AMLO wants Mexicans to produce more of their own food in order to move toward self-sufficiency in key products and to control prices for basic foodstuffs. The president's idea, which involves giving rural families technical advice and cash payments to grow crops, isn't new, but several factors have given it new urgency.

Mexico City has set a world record for hosting the largest boxing class ever, with 14,299 people taking part in a massive lesson in the capital's Zocalo. That huge turnout easily surpassed the previous record, set in Moscow in 2017 when 3,250 people showed up for boxing class in Red Square.

Flex announced it is expanding its automotive industry operations in Jalisco. The company is building a new 145,000 sq.ft. state-of-the-art facility that will serve as the strategic in-region automotive manufacturing hub dedicated to producing advanced electronic components that will accelerate the era of electric and autonomous vehicles.

Every year, the National Geographic Society recognizes and elevates a group of individuals who are leading a new age of exploration through science, education, conservation, technology, and storytelling. This year, three Mexicans are among 15 recipients who are being recognized for their groundbreaking work.

To date, Mexico has recorded a total of five monkeypox cases, four in Mexico City and one detected in Puerto Vallarta, and there is no evidence that it could develop into pandemic levels, Undersecretary of Health Hugo Lopez-Gatell reported during Tuesday morning's press conference.