A pair of Massachusetts State House bills are once again taking aim at tip wage and now gratuity. This comes after Question 5, a gradual increase in tip wage, was voted down .

"I understand the concept, and I think it's a great one, but it doesn't apply to the service industry," said Lisa Keuchkarian-Mckeen, a former server herself and now the co-owner of The Diner at 11 North Beacon in Watertown. "I think when people try to make it an even playing board you can't always do that. That's not how our industry survives. We can't make it so everyone makes the same. We have people going above and beyond, so they deserve to be tipped accordingly."

Bill would raise tip wage to $12

There is a bill that would raise the overall minimum wage to $20, but it includes legislation that would raise

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