LANSING, MI – Erica Curry Van Ee was born in Ohio, but until 2015 she couldn’t get a copy of her birth certificate. That’s because she was adopted, and Ohio then – like Michigan now – didn’t let ...

Sign up for The Media Today, CJR’s daily newsletter. MICHIGAN — Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan brought the Republican presidential ticket to Commerce, Michigan today ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — New bills in Lansing are aiming to make birth certificate access more equitable for adoptees in Michigan. With a mother who was adopted, Michigan Rep. Kristian Grant, ...

COOK COUNTY (WLS) -- The death of Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough has caused confusion and delays in processing vital records, including birth, death and marriage certificates. The clerk's office ...

Whereas the designation of sex is essential for data collection, statistics, and policy for many functions of the state, including public health, education, the protection of sex-specific spaces, ...