A video circulating on social media purports to demonstrate there are no birth records for the 19 children who died in the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School, painting this as evidence that the ...

How private should your date of birth be? Completely, some people might say who don’t want others to know how young or old they are. Sort of, others might say, if they already list theirs on social ...

New York has become the 10th state to allow adopted adults unrestricted access to their original birth certificates, a step that will help some investigate their family histories. A new law effective ...

For the new school year, students may need immunizations or a copy of their birth certificate, both of which the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) can provide, according to a news release.

In a great victory for government transparency and accountability, the Washington State Supreme Court last week blocked efforts to create a gaping loophole in the state Public Records Act. At issue ...

Esme Murphy, a reporter and Sunday morning anchor for WCCO-TV, has been a member of the WCCO-TV staff since December 1990. She is also a weekend talk show host on WCCO Radio. Born and raised in New ...

An Arizona law requiring a person to prove they had undergone a "sex change operation" in order to change the gender listed on their birth certificate unconstitutionally violates equal protection and ...

MINNEAPOLIS — A busy 2023 legislative session has ushered in 77 new Minnesota laws this, but it will take nearly a year before one landmark law change impacts adoptees and their birth parents. On July ...