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Protesters rally at the state Capitol in Lansing, Mich., Thursday, April 30, 2020. Hoisting American flags and handmade signs, protesters returned to the state Capitol to denounce Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's stay-home order and business restrictions due to COVID-19, while lawmakers met to consider extending her emergency declaration hours before it expires. (Matthew Dae Smith/Lansing State Journal via AP)

GOP lawmakers reject Michigan’s virus order; Whitmer unfazed

By DAVID EGGERT and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER - Associated Press

In a pool photo provided by the Michigan Office of the Governor, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses the state during a speech in Lansing, Mich., Monday, April 27, 2020. Whitmer said Monday she will allow commercial and residential construction to restart in Michigan within a week or two and is taking a &quot;hard look&quot; at whether to let industrial sectors reopen in the next phase of loosening her stay-at-home restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic. (Michigan Office of the Governor via AP, Pool)

Senate wants elective medical procedures; greenhouses reopen

By DAVID EGGERT and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER - Associated Press

US auto factories likely to stay closed another 2 weeks

By TOM KRISHER - Associated Press

Virtual program to explore how people respond to grief

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This undated photo provided by Jamon Jordan shows Jacquelynne Jordan, left, with her son Jamon Jordan. Jacquelynne, 66, died March 28, 2020 of COVID-19 complications. Jordan said there were just seven people at his mother's memorial in early April. The virus has stolen the ability to mourn loved ones properly. “It’s a blow to this culture, our practices, our traditions, that we can’t really say goodbye,” Jordan said. “When this is over, there are things that will not exist in our community, there are ideas that we will never see come to fruition. Detroit will be different.” (Jamon Jordan via AP)

In Detroit, grief runs deep as city grapples with COVID-19

By KAT STAFFORD - Associated Press

FILE - This is an Aug. 31, 2019, file photo showing Ohio State defensive back Jeff Okudah playing against Florida Atlantic in an NCAA college football game in Columbus, Ohio. Okudah is a possible pick at the NFL Draft which runs Thursday, April 23, 2020, thru Saturday, April 25. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete, File)

Lions addressed needs and drafted RB too talented to pass up

By LARRY LAGE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2019, file photo, Georgia running back D'Andre Swift runs as Missouri defensive back Khalil Oliver (20) defends during an NCAA college football game in Athens, Ga. Swift is one of the top running backs in the upcoming NFL draft. (AP Photo/John Amis, File)

Lions take Swift in 2nd round, Okwara and Jackson in the 3rd

By LARRY LAGE - Associated Press

Detroit mayor demands grocery workers get tested for virus

By COREY WILLIAMS - Associated Press

Appeals court: Detroit students have a right to literacy

By COREY WILLIAMS - Associated Press

This photo provided by Cindy Parkhurst. shows Cindy Parkhurst working at the Ford Flat Rock Assembly Plant in Flat Rock, Mich. Like hundreds of workers at Ford, General Motors, Toyota and other companies, Parkhurst has gone back to work to make face shields, surgical masks and even ventilators in a wartime-like effort to stem shortages of protective gear and equipment during the coronavirus pandemic.(Cindy Parkhurst via AP)

Despite risks, auto workers step up to make medical gear

By TOM KRISHER - Associated Press

2 men cleared of 2002 murder, victims of police misconduct

By ED WHITE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 30, 2019, file photo, Ohio State cornerback Jeff Okudah get ready for a Michigan play during an NCAA college football game in Ann Arbor, Mich. The Detroit Lions selected Okudah with the third pick in the NFL draft Thursday, April 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Lions take Ohio St cornerback Jeff Okudah at No. 3 overall

By LARRY LAGE - Associated Press

Jerry Norcia, president and chief executive of DTE Energy, talks Thursday, April 23, 2020, in Detroit about the initiative to give about 51,000 K-12 public school students in Detroit computer tablets and high-speed internet to help transition from classroom to virtual learning during the coronavirus pandemic. As schools closed in March as part of the state's stay home order to slow the spread of the virus many suburban districts quickly moved teaching online. Detroit lagged because nine of 10 students don't have access to tablets, computers or the internet. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

$23M to get Detroit students tablets, internet amid pandemic

By COREY WILLIAMS - Associated Press

In a pool photo provided by the Michigan Office of the Governor, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses the state during a speech in Lansing, Mich., Wednesday, April 22, 2020. The governor made clear that she will extend her stay-at-home order beyond April 30 and that some form of it will be in effect for a &quot;long time&quot; in Michigan, hinting that people age 65 and older and those with chronic lung problems may face restrictions longer than others. (Michigan Office of the Governor via AP, Pool)

Whitmer to extend stay-home order; state furloughs workers

By DAVID EGGERT - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2018, file photo robots weld the bed of a 2018 Ford F-150 truck on the assembly line at the Ford Rouge assembly plant in Dearborn, Mich. U.S. businesses are edging their way toward figuring out how to bring their employees back to work amid the coronavirus pandemic, some more gracefully than others. Detroit-area automakers, which suspended production in March 2020, are now pushing to restart factories as soon as possible. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

Back to work? Companies finding it easier said than done

By MAE ANDERSON and TOM KRISHER and ANNE D'INNOCENZIO - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 10, 1991, file photo, Detroit Lions running back Barry Sanders, center, plows his way through two defenders during an NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Tampa, Fla. The Lions have drafted some all-time NFL greats such as Hall of Fame running back Sanders. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

Lions lean on Barry Sanders as a good memory from NFL draft

By LARRY LAGE - Associated Press

A overpass painted with &quot;Welcome to Wuhan&quot; is seen, Monday, April 20, 2020, in Highland Park, Mich. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer hopes to gradually begin reopening the state's economy on May 1 after weeks of a strict stay-at-home order that has devastated businesses and caused more than 1 million unemployed people to seek aid during the coronavirus crisis. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Michigan adds testing for essential workers without symptoms

By DAVID EGGERT and ED WHITE - Associated Press

Virus kills 5-year-old child of Detroit firefighter, officer

By COREY WILLIAMS and DAVID EGGERT - Associated Press

Project will cap contaminated sediment along Detroit River

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In this April 13, 2020 file photo, provided by the Michigan Office of the Governor, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses the state during a speech in Lansing, Mich. (Michigan Office of the Governor via AP, Pool)

Whitmer eyes reopening economy; rise in virus cases slows

By DAVID EGGERT and ED WHITE - Associated Press