Daily puzzle · 28 September 2026
Guess the state, 28 September 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
Cap amount — $350,000
Medical malpractice noneconomic damages caps by state
Clue 2
Earnings wholly exempt — 30 times the federal minimum hourly wage
Wage garnishment limits and exempt earnings by state
Clue 3
Governing body — Office of the State Fire Marshal
US boiler and pressure vessel inspection requirements by state
Clue 4
What the presumption does — has a defense in an action against such tenant for possession
Landlord retaliation presumption period by US state
Clue 5
Notice the clock runs from — valuation notice
Property tax assessment appeal deadlines by state
The answer, and where these facts came from
It was Kansas. 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.
- Cap amount: $350,000ama-assn.org · checked Medical malpractice noneconomic damages caps by state
- Earnings wholly exempt: 30 times the federal minimum hourly wageksrevisor.gov · checked Wage garnishment limits and exempt earnings by state
- Governing body: Office of the State Fire Marshalnationalboard.org · checked US boiler and pressure vessel inspection requirements by state
- What the presumption does: has a defense in an action against such tenant for possessionksrevisor.gov · checked Landlord retaliation presumption period by US state
- Notice the clock runs from: valuation noticeksrevisor.gov · checked Property tax assessment appeal deadlines by state