User:Capitalismojo/Capital Fax

Capitol Fax is an online magazine and daily news service covering political and governmental news in Illinois. Capitol Fax, Inc., based in Springfield, Illinois, was founded in 1993 by Rich Miller. Miller is the sole creator, writer and publisher of Capitol Fax. According to the University of Chicago, "Capitol Fax is a must-read for policymakers, lobbyists and journalists in the Statehouse." The University of Illinois stated that, "Miller is widely regarded as one of the most knowledgeable and connected journalists in the Illinois State Capitol. His daily intelligence from inside state government and politics influences politics and policy throughout the state." Miller was also a columnist for the Chicago Sun Times for 8 years before joining Crains Chicago Business in 2014 as a columnist.

Miller’s readers are the legislators, staffers, lobbyists, reporters and business owners throughout Illinois who pay $350 a year to subscribe to Capitol Fax, the two-to-three page daily newsletter that’s unknown in most of the state but ubiquitous in the Statehouse. Miller, a former door-to-door salesman, started Capitol Fax with $7,000 borrowed from his parents.