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Red-state Kentucky’s broad embrace of Obamacare has been a comforting success story for the White House. But now the Affordable Care Act is the central issue in the state’s off-year governor’s race, and a Republican victory could be a portent for 2016, when GOP presidential contenders will run on a renewed vow to repeal the act. (Cheney, Pradhan and Wheaton, 6/9)

About 1.3 million Floridians could lose federal subsidies for their Obamacare health plans if the U.S. Supreme Court deems them unconstitutional in a ruling that could come as early as this month. But the Florida Legislature, which just killed a plan to offer more coverage to the uninsured, isn't developing any proposals to deal with the potential fallout of the decision, which some warn could raise the cost of health care for Floridians on private plans, too. (Rohrer, 6/9)