As the federal government shutdown extended into a second day on Thursday, state leaders outlined some of the potential impacts on Minnesota — including thousands of federal employees at risk of being furloughed and funding for nutrition programs and clean energy projects in limbo.

Gov. Tim Walz and budget officials said the state had been doing some preparation over the past few weeks, expecting that a shutdown might happen if Republicans and Democrats in Congress couldn’t agree on a spending resolution to keep the federal government open.

And they said the initial impacts of the shutdown aren’t that significant for programs run by the state. Many have enough funding to keep them going, for now. But if the shutdown drags on, it could affect programs that thousands of Minnesotans rely on

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