Daily puzzle · 26 August 2026
Guess the state, 26 August 2026
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
Enforcement deadline (days) — 730
Mechanics lien filing deadlines, preliminary notice requirements, and…
Clue 2
RN on-site requirement — 1 RN 8 consecutive hrs/7d/wk; 1 RN/LPN Charge Nurse 24 hrs/7d/wk
Nursing home minimum staffing requirements by US state
Clue 3
Private project retainage cap (%) — 10% before 50% complete; 5% after 50% complete
Construction retainage limits by US state
Clue 4
In force since — Beginning October 1, 2023
What a newspaper may legally charge to publish a legal notice
Clue 5
Asset limit — $25,000 for liquid assets
SNAP gross income and asset limits by US state (BBCE)
The answer, and where these facts came from
It was Nebraska. 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.
- Enforcement deadline (days): 730mechanicslien.com · checked Mechanics lien filing deadlines, preliminary notice requirements, and…
- RN on-site requirement: 1 RN 8 consecutive hrs/7d/wk; 1 RN/LPN Charge Nurse 24 hrs/7d/wktheconsumervoice.org · checked Nursing home minimum staffing requirements by US state
- Private project retainage cap (%): 10% before 50% complete; 5% after 50% completecodes.findlaw.com · checked Construction retainage limits by US state
- In force since: Beginning October 1, 2023nebraskalegislature.gov · checked What a newspaper may legally charge to publish a legal notice
- Asset limit: $25,000 for liquid assetsfns.usda.gov · checked SNAP gross income and asset limits by US state (BBCE)