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 - Functions `read_urban_area()` and `read_metro_area()` now have a new parameter `code_state`, which will allow users to filter selected states. Closes #338
 
 **Bug fix**
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 - Using `data.table::rbindlist()` to rind data was throwing errors when some observations were of class `POLYGONS` and others were `MULTIPOLYGONS`. This has now been replaced with `dplyr::bind_rows()` at a very small performance penalty. Closes #346.
 
 **New data**
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 - schools for 2023
 - health facilities for 202303
 - census tracts for 2020 and 2022