Minority Leader Joe Hackney statement on job losses in the University of North Carolina system

The damage from this Republican-led General Assembly and its destructive budget plan becomes clearer every day. Today, we learn that our university system now has 4,500 fewer employees than it did a year ago, continuing to erode the quality of education for our young people. North Carolina once distinguished itself from other states with its commitment to our university system. That distinction is threatened under Republican leadership. Ensuring North Carolina has a world-class university system is the key to giving future generations the tools needed to compete in a global economy. Rather than protecting our children and grandchildren's futures, however, Republicans are turning back the clock on education and progress in North Carolina.