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Committee gives green light for marriage equality in Yucatan

PAN remains holdout as measure heads to legislative session

Fines, prison possible for U.S. couple accused of illegally fencing off...

The Virginia couple that allegedly fenced off their beach property in Santa Clara, Yucatan, faces up to 12 years in prison and a 102,680-peso fine.

Noise laws by next week, says Merida mayor, echoing familiar promise

Long-promised noise regulations are coming to the Centro Historico next week, said Mayor Renán Barrera Concha.

Yucatan stalls on legalizing gay marriage

So far, Yucatan is the only Mexican state in the Peninsula that has not approved marriage between people of the same sex.

Penalties ramped up for harassment, road rage and public sex or...

Harassing women in public can result in up to 36 hours behind bars, while road rage can garner fines up to 2,500 pesos, under new reforms.

Yucatan legislator sorry for reeling in catch during fishing ban

A state legislator has issued a lengthy apology after a photo showed her fishing during a ban.

State regulators take note of teens’ Chuber app

After a pair of teenagers developed an app for passengers to hail a mototaxi, the state has stepped in to regulate it.

Anti-corruption office opens in Merida

Merida, Yucatan —  Citizens, enforcement officials and members of the state Anti-corruption System inaugurated Yucatan's new anti-corruption office. Since the beginning of the week, the...

Gay Mexican couple is 1st to have U.S. marriage recognized by...

Daniel Berezowsky and Jaime Chávez Alor have become the first gay couple to have a marriage performed outside of Mexico recognized by Mexican law.

No referendum on gay marriage or abortion in Yucatan, says legislator

Same-sex marriage and abortion in Yucatan won't be put before the public the way the Mayan Train or Mexico City airport were, a state lawmaker said.

Mandatory benefits for domestic help under consideration

Paying social security benefits to domestic workers will be mandatory if the Supreme Court goes along with a proposal under consideration.

Court lets gay couple in Yucatan register their son

The Supreme Court unanimously allowed a gay male couple from Yucatan to register their 3-year-old child with their own last names.

Ban on plastic bags and straws in Mexico presented to lawmakers

A citizen initiative to ban single-use plastics in the country was formally presented to the Senate.

Mexico moves to legalize recreational marijuana

The new president isn't even in place yet, but a big liberalization of Mexico's marijuana laws is expected to be officially pursued Thursday.

Yucatán marriage equality bill is dead, for now

"Consensus could not be achieved" to pass a law formalizing gay marriage in Yucatán.

Yucatán’s governor sends marriage equality bill to legislature

With time quickly running out on his administration, Gov. Rolando Zapato Bello quietly sent lawmakers a bill to establish marriage equality in Yucatán.

Mexico election reminder: Alcohol ban begins midnight Friday

Yucatán's dry law mandates that alcohol sales are banned Friday at midnight until 11 a.m. Monday.

Parcels of turtles, iguanas seized at Mérida airport

Parcels containing three green iguanas and seven turtles were found and seized at the Mérida International Airport.

Police report decline in Centro graffiti

Commander Mario Arturo Romero Escalante credited intense police vigilance as he reported a drop in graffiti in the Centro Histórico.

Pro-marijuana demonstrators march under wary eye of police

Watched over by police armed with machine guns, pro-marijuana activists marched in the Centro on Saturday.

Feeding stray dogs is punished in Papalotla

People who feed stray dogs and do not adopt them are sanctioned with a fine of up to 4,000 pesos or jailed up to 36 hours in Papalotla, Estado de México.

Street vendors selling furniture accused of Illegal trafficking

About 50 street vendors, most of them from Chiapas, don't comply with Yucatán's strict regulations protecting forests from over-harvesting, a trade group's new president says.

Clearing sidewalk obstructions is a constant battle for city

Despite the fact that several city regulations forbid merchants from blocking pedestrians, almost every day the city sends nearly two dozen warning letters to violators.

U.S. judge tosses Yucatán’s lawsuit over 2010 BP oil disaster

A U.S. federal judge Tuesday tossed a lawsuit filed by Yucatán state in answer to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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