Daily puzzle · 17 October 2026
Guess the state
Five facts about the same US state or the District of Columbia, every one of them read off a public record and checked back against the page it came from. They get more specific as you go.
Clue 1
Presumption period — 90 days
Landlord retaliation presumption period by US state
Clue 2
Membership status — enacted
Interstate Professional Licensure Compact Participation by State
Clue 3
Next increase ($) — 14.16
US minimum wage rates by state, city, and worker type
Clue 4
Max fee — shall not be more than $10.00
Notary Public Maximum Fees by State
Clue 5
Federal benefit rate (FBR) — $60.00
SSI state supplement amounts by state and living arrangement
The answer, and where these facts came from
It was Michigan. Each clue is a value one of these records publishes — open any of them for the source page and the sentence on it that says so.
- Presumption period: 90 dayslegislature.mi.gov · checked Landlord retaliation presumption period by US state
- Membership status: enactedptcompact.org · checked Interstate Professional Licensure Compact Participation by State
- Next increase ($): 14.16ncsl.org · checked US minimum wage rates by state, city, and worker type
- Max fee: shall not be more than $10.00legislature.mi.gov · checked Notary Public Maximum Fees by State
- Federal benefit rate (FBR): $60.00mdhhs-pres-prod.michigan.gov · checked SSI state supplement amounts by state and living arrangement
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