Gov. Andrew Cuomo, for the fifth year in a row, has vetoed two bills that would have expanded retirement and disability benefits for the state’s court officers, citing concerns over the potential fiscal impacts of the legislation.

The rejection is a blow to the state’s unions for those officers, who have supported the legislation as a way to give their members the same benefits as public employees with similar duties, like corrections officers and law enforcement.

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