FILE - Missouri Republican Gov. Mike Parson speaks during a campaign rally at a gun store in Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020, Lees Summit, Mo. Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has approved a roughly $48 billion state budget while cutting $500 million for tax refunds. Parson signed the budget Thursday, June 30, 2022. But he also slashed funding that lawmakers had set aside for tax refunds for middle-income taxpayers.(AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)