SIDES OF THE ARGUMENT. SHARMAN. YEAH. MARIA. THIS PROPOSED LAW IS GETTING PEOPLE ON BOTH SIDES OF THIS QUESTION FIRED UP. AND NOW WE’RE IN THE FINAL STRETCH AS THEY MAKE THEIR FINAL PITCH TO VOTERS.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – There are four statewide questions that voters are considering Tuesday, but in several communities there is a “Question 5;” an additional ballot question for voters. Yes or ...

BOSTON - A question on Tuesday's ballot in Massachusetts could change the way tipped workers get paid. Brian "Blackie" Black has been a bartender for nearly three decades. Despite the long nights, ...

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BOSTON (WWLP) – As we head into the final weekend before the general election, 22News is wrapping up our unpacking your ballot series with a window into the debate surrounding question 5. The final ...

Advocates and opponents of Question 5 agree on one thing — if the ballot initiative passes in November, it will greatly impact the restaurant/bar industry and tipped employees. The initiative — ...

LOOK AT QUESTION FIVE. EMILY ALL ED MARIA. YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED THE POLITICAL SIGNS WHEN YOU GO OUT TO EAT AT YOUR FAVORITE RESTAURANTS. THE QUESTION FIVE HAS DIVIDED OR DIVIDED DINERS, BARTENDERS, ...

In most states, including Massachusetts, tipped employees are paid a tipped minimum wage that is less than the regular minimum wage. This ballot wants to change that. Voters will decide on Election ...

Lisa Roberts stumbled into Cheers as a 25-year-old with a job, not knowing how long she’d work at the popular Beacon Hill restaurant. Nearly 30 years later, the Roslindale resident is still there, ...

The minimum wage in Massachusetts is $15 an hour — unless that job includes tips. Under current state law, tipped workers like restaurant servers can be paid $6.75 an hour, as long as that wage plus ...