By RICARDO CASTILLO In 10 separate gatherings of the so-called Federalist Alliance, the governors of as many Mexican states held meetings to demand that President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) not drastically cut their income in the 2021 national budget. They also protested against the recent elimination of 109 federally funded trusts that sprinkled money into their states. In tandem,
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By RICARDO CASTILLO News that Mexico’s Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) won the internal elections (congress and municipalities, respectively) in the states of Coahuila and Hidalgo on Sunday, Oct. 18, came as no surprise. But those valid victories do not merit all the crowing that PRI President Alejandro “Alito“ Moreno is making over it. Alito is trying to make the win
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Decapitated!
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By KYLIE MADRY With the International Cervantine Festival’s (FIC) closure Sunday, Oct. 18, organizers reported that over 4.2 million viewers tuned in to the virtual fest throughout its five-day run. The Cervantine moved on line this year due to the covid-19 pandemic and restrictions on in-person events. “Millions of people, from Mexico and from countries like the United States, Spain,
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By KYLIE MADRY Residents of the Mexican states of Hidalgo and Coahuila trekked to the polls on Sunday, Oct. 18, after the planned July elections were pushed back due to the covid-19 pandemic. Around 50,000 cast their vote Sunday – wearing required face masks – according to the National Electoral Institute (INE), totaling just over 40 percent turnout of eligible
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Economic Skid Two of the basic economic indicators, demand and supply, plunged down by 19.4 percent in comparison to the same period last year, according to a quarterly report from the Mexican government official pollster, the National Institute of Geography and Statistic (Inegi). The figures reflect statistics both for home and industry, which had been stable since
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF The U.S. State Department lowered its travel advisory for Mexico from a Level 4 (red, do not travel) to a Level 3 (orange, reconsider travel) on Tuesday, Sept. 8. The new, downgraded advisory specifically warns U.S. citizens to “reconsider travel to Mexico due to covid-19,” and to “exercise increased caution in Mexico due to
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By RICARDO CASTILLO First Electoral Blood No sooner had Mexico’s National Electoral Institute (INE) announced that the race for the midterm elections will officially start on Sept. 7, than the first missile was aimed directly at the second political force in the nation, the National Action Party (PAN). A vided allegedly showing Guillermo Gutiérrez Badillo. the private secretary of Querétaro
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By RICARDO CASTILLO AMLO and Governors Powwow Mexico’s 32 governors are giddying up to meet on Wednesday, Aug. 19, with President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) in San Luis Potosí. Previous to the in-person summit, a group of 10 governors known as the Federalist Alliance video conferenced on Saturday, Aug. 15, to outline a plan of discussion with the president.
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Legal “Drug Cartel” Busted One day after a fast track bill altering a federal government law was approved by the Senate, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Friday, July 31, oversaw the signing between the United Nations Office for Projects and Services (UNOPS) and the Public Health Secretariat of a $6.5 billion contract for the purchase
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