STATE HOUSE — Echoing a debate that dominated Beacon Hill for the better part of the past year, the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday is poised to vote on a package of proposals, several of which were sponsored by the Massachusetts Congressional delegation, that would push the country along a similar path charted by Bay State lawmakers to combat the opioid epidemic.
Congresswoman Katherine Clark sponsored three bills set to come up for votes in the House, including one authorizing the partial-filling of opioid prescriptions, an issue state lawmakers wrestled with to ensure they did not run afoul of federal law.
"The gig economy is paying off for workers who are already among America's highest earners," the Wall Street Journal reported last week. The story asserted that companies such as Airbnb and Uber likely weren't making much of a dent in income inequality.
The Journal relied heavily on a JPMorgan Chase Institute report analyzing more than 260,000 people who made money providing goods or services on one of 30 "online platform economy" apps.
