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Robert Fellner
Policy Director
Robert Fellner joined the Nevada Policy in December 2013 and currently serves as Policy Director. Robert has written extensively on the issue of transparency in government. He has also developed and directed Nevada Policy’s public-interest litigation strategy, which led to two landmark victories before the Nevada Supreme Court. The first resulted in a decision that expanded the public’s right to access government records, while the second led to expanded taxpayer standing for constitutional challenges in Nevada.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.
Dual Service Unconstitutional; Govt. Can’t Seriously Argue Otherwise
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SB96 Shows Why State Employees Shouldn’t Serve in Legislature
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El plan de reforma de la concesión de licencias de Lombardo ayudará a los nevadenses a volver al trabajo
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Lombardo’s Licensing Reform Plan will Help Nevadans Get Back to Work
It appears Governor Joe Lombardo was serious when he said he was going to help Nevadans get back to work, as evidenced by his…
Los problemas del programa PERS no son irreparables
Nota: Esta es la tercera de una serie de tres partes que examina el Sistema de Jubilación de los Empleados Públicos de Nevada, o PERS. El problemático Sistema de Jubilación…
Troubled PERS Program Not Beyond Repair
Note: This is the third in a three-part series examining the Nevada Public Employees’ Retirement System, or PERS. Nevada’s troubled Public Employees’ Retirement System currently has an unprecedented level of…
El PERS perjudica la calidad y la retención del profesorado
Nota: Esta es la segunda de una serie de tres partes que examina el Sistema de Jubilación de los Empleados Públicos de Nevada, o PERS. Mientras que tanto los contribuyentes…
How PERS Harms Teacher Quality and Retention
Note: This is the second in a three-part series examining the Nevada Public Employees’ Retirement System, or PERS. While both taxpayers and public employees will have to bail out Nevada’s…
Nevada’s Pension Debt Soars to $18B, Teachers Pay Nation’s Highest Retirement Costs
Note: This is the first in a three-part series examining the Nevada Public Employees’ Retirement System, or PERS. Taxpayers and public employees are once again going to have…