Many federal services will unavailable. In fact, most of the 27,000 Minnesota federal workers will be furloughed and won't get paychecks. Get our free mobile appHere's how a such a shutdown will most likely impact Minnesota. That will impact Minnesota law firms, as well as others who deal with federal court proceedings. If the budget shutdown continues for a while, state and local agencies may have to step-in to shore up things like environmental monitoring and public-health reporting.