Prepare for v0.3.0 release

DESCRIPTION

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 Package: usmap
-Version: 0.2.1.9000
+Version: 0.3.0
 Title: US Maps Including Alaska and Hawaii
 Description: Obtain United States map data frames of varying region types (e.g. county, 
     state). The map data frames include Alaska and Hawaii conveniently placed to the

NEWS.md

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-# usmap 0.2.1.9000
-* Update shape files to 2017 versions.
+# usmap 0.3.0
+
+### Improvements
+* Update shape files to [2017 versions](https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/tiger-cart-boundary.html).
 * Improvements to `fips` and `fips_info`:
   * Vectorization support (e.g. enter multiple states in `fips` to receive a vector of corresponding FIPS codes)
+  * e.g. `fips(c("AK", "AL"))` or `fips(c("Alaska", "Alabama"))`
+  * Mixed abbreviations and full names are also supported: `fips(c("AK", "Alabama"))`
   * Improved warning and error messages.
 * Allow data to be specified by state abbreviation or full name in `plot_usmap` and `map_with_data` (instead of just by FIPS code).
+  * The data frame passed to `plot_usmap` or `map_with_data` (via the `data =` parameter), can now be a two column data frame with columns "fips" and "values" or "state" and "values".
 
 # usmap 0.2.1
 

cran-comments.md

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 ## Test environments
-* local OS X install, R 3.4.1
-* ubuntu 12.04 (on travis-ci), R 3.4.1
+* local OS X install, R 3.5.0
+* ubuntu 14.04 (on travis-ci), R 3.5.0
 * win-builder (devel and release)
 
 ## R CMD check results
 
-0 errors | 0 warnings | 1 note
+0 errors | 0 warnings | 1 note 
 
 * `extdata` contains the state and county map data frames
 which are vital to the function of this package. The data
 is unlikely to change often (at most once per year). 
 Here is the ```R CMD check``` output:
 ```
 checking installed package size ... NOTE
-  installed size is  7.0Mb
+  installed size is  6.9Mb
   sub-directories of 1Mb or more:
     extdata   6.2Mb
 ```
 
 ## Reverse dependencies
 
-There are no reverse dependencies.
+There are no reverse dependencies.