Last week, the Arkansas House elected Rep. Brian Evans, R-Cabot, as the Speaker of the House designate.

Evans will begin his term as speaker of the House in January, but he is working with leadership on the upcoming special session. In an interview with KARK Channel 4’s Capitol View, he said he’s working with lawmakers to find a compromise on setting the budget for the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission.

“We’re having conversation on a daily basis with some of the different groups that had issues with the way the appropriation and amendments were. I think conversations are moving at a conservative pace,” he said.

Arkansas lawmakers working on tax cuts, Game and Fish Commission funding