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Robert Fellner
Vice President & Director of Policy
Robert Fellner joined the Nevada Policy Research Institute in December 2013 and currently serves as the Institute’s Vice President and Director of Policy. Robert has written extensively on the issue of transparency in government. He has also conducted legal research and assisted in crafting legal arguments for numerous public records-related lawsuits, including one which prevailed at the Nevada Supreme Court, resulting in a landmark decision that protected and expanded Nevadans’ rights to access and inspect government records.An expert on government compensation and its impact on taxes, Robert has authored multiple studies on public pay and pensions. He has been published in Business Insider, Forbes.com, the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the Los Angeles Times, the Orange County Register, RealClearPolicy.com, the San Diego Union-Tribune, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Examiner, ZeroHedge.com and elsewhere.
Robert has lived in Las Vegas since 2005 when he moved to Nevada to become a professional poker player. Robert has had a remarkably successfully poker career including two top 10 World Series of Poker finishes and being ranked #1 in the world at 10/20 Pot-Limit Omaha cash games.
Additionally, his economic analysis on the minimum wage won first place in a 2011 George Mason University essay contest. He also independently organized a successful grassroots media and fundraising effort for a 2012 presidential candidate, before joining the campaign in an official capacity.
Nevada Policy files opening brief before the state supreme court in ongoing separation of powers lawsuit
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If government doesn’t follow the rules, why should we?
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Episode 27: Nevada Supreme Court to lawmakers: Yeah, words have meanings
Free to Offend Episode 27 | Guest: Robert Fellner, Nevada Policy In a high profile ruling last week, the state Supreme Court ruled that the plain language of the…
Nevada Supreme Court invalidates tax hikes; upholds our system of representative government
Today’s ruling by the Nevada Supreme Court striking down a pair of illegally passed tax hikes is good news for those who believe that government should be accountable to…
All parties agree: dual-serving legislators are bad for democracy
In 1951, the Nevada Attorney General issued the first of several official advisory opinions addressing whether legislators can simultaneously serve in other areas of government. The opinions were short…
Must watch video: Democrat legislator's impassioned speech for school choice
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The lasting consequences of media misinformation
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Who’s to blame for normalizing one-man rule?
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POLL: Most PERS members underestimate costs, unaware of upcoming rate hike
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