Washington ― Michigan residents could soon start to feel the pinch of a prolonged shutdown of the federal government, with funding projected to run out for several programs in the coming days and weeks that could hit food aid, U.S. courthouses and subsidies for air travel to rural communities.

The White House Council of Economic Advisors has projected that Michigan's gross state product could decline by about $361 million each week that the shutdown extends, or the equivalent of $1.6 billion a month.

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