But in a letter the governor sent July 25 to the heads of state agencies, Walker indicated his budget proposal won’t include any new funding for UW or any but a few other departments.

A list of “budget targets” from Walker’s office states that “all agencies should assume there will be zero growth” in state funding, with a few exceptions — the governor writes that he will seek more funding for K-12 education and for state departments such as Corrections and Health Services.

I would like to see more decreases, but flat spending is better than increased spending.