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&lt;p&gt;Chances aren&#39;t looking good for Massachusetts&#39;s first public law school.  State Treasurer Timothy P. Cahill told &lt;i&gt;The Boston Globe&lt;/i&gt; last week that he is solidly against Southern New England School of Law&#39;s joining the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth campus because the state simply can&#39;t afford it.  From the &lt;i&gt;Globe&lt;/i&gt;:&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&quot;From an economic point of view, it&#39;s an investment in a profession that we may not need more of,&quot; Cahill, who is running for governor as an independent, said in a telephone interview.  &quot;It&#39;s not like training medical technicians or nurses, which we need more of. In this economy, we should make investments in things beneficial to the state, and I don&#39;t see that here,&#39; he added.&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;As the newspaper pointed out on Friday, despite the university&#39;s promises that Massachusetts taxes won&#39;t increase to cover the costs, &quot;the proposal is too speculative.&quot;  It&#39;s true that earning ABA accreditation for the law school would be costly, including investments in a robust library and full-time faculty.  Moreover, the proposal was turned down the first time around in 2004/2005 because it was deemed too expensive, so it stands to reason that the proposal will again be rejected on the same grounds.  Notes the &lt;i&gt;Globe&lt;/i&gt;, &quot;the state&#39;s fiscal picture has become downright bleak since then, with tax revenues falling by as much as $200 million below projections in September alone.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Despite these concerns, Mass. Governor Deval Patrick urges university officials to complete a full review of the proposal.&lt;/p&gt;

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