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.
Nevada Supreme Court invalidates tax hikes; upholds our system of representative government
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All parties agree: dual-serving legislators are bad for democracy
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Must watch video: Democrat legislator's impassioned speech for school choice
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The lasting consequences of media misinformation
In 2017, we implored local Nevada media to stop misrepresenting the nature of PERS unfunded liability. Specifically, local media repeatedly claimed that PERS unfunded liability represents an amount that…
Who’s to blame for normalizing one-man rule?
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POLL: Most PERS members underestimate costs, unaware of upcoming rate hike
A bill that would require public agencies to provide their employees with basic information about the state retirement system appears to be badly needed, as most public employees are unfamiliar with…
Mayor Goodman is right: the Sisolak Shutdown must end
In a statement issued last week, Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman once again called for an end to Governor Sisolak’s indefinite “state of emergency” and a repeal of the…
Is Randi Weingarten a real-life version of Marla Grayson?
Rosamund Pike is receiving much-deserved praise for her incredible performance as the protagonist Marla Grayson in the new Netflix movie, “I Care A Lot.” Grayson is a con artist…
Prevailing Wage Rates, 2019
Nevada law requires governments to pay wildly inflated labor costs on public works projects, which are known as “prevailing wage” rates. This practice takes tens of millions of dollars out…