Daily puzzle · 7 October 2026
Guess the state, 7 October 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
Effective date — January 1, 2025
Captive-audience meeting bans by US state
Clue 2
GWP limit — 150
HFC refrigerant GWP regulations by US state
Clue 3
Presumption period — 180 days
Landlord retaliation presumption period by US state
Clue 4
Income limit ($) — 3,331.66
LIHEAP income eligibility limits by state and household size
Clue 5
Thereafter ratio — one apprentice hour for every five journeyman hours
State construction apprentice-to-journeyman ratio requirements by trade
The answer, and where these facts came from
It was California. Each clue is a value one of these records publishes — open any of them for the source page and the sentence on it that says so.
- Effective date: January 1, 2025leginfo.legislature.ca.gov · checked Captive-audience meeting bans by US state
- GWP limit: 150nasrc.org · checked HFC refrigerant GWP regulations by US state
- Presumption period: 180 daysleginfo.legislature.ca.gov · checked Landlord retaliation presumption period by US state
- Income limit ($): 3,331.66csd.ca.gov · checked LIHEAP income eligibility limits by state and household size
- Thereafter ratio: one apprentice hour for every five journeyman hoursdir.ca.gov · checked State construction apprentice-to-journeyman ratio requirements by trade