get_voteview_cast_codes()
provides the cast codes used in Voteview's member votes data (#13).get_les()
now uses more specific column types (#10).get_voteview_members()
: fix factor levels in thestate_abbrev
column.
- Handle HTTP errors when using online connections (#12).
get_lhy_data()
has been renamed toget_hvw_data()
.- In
get_voteview_*()
,chamber
andcongress
now come beforelocal
andlocal_dir
. This matches the argument order inget_hvw_data()
(#3).
- New function
get_les()
retrieves Legislative Effectiveness Scores data from the Center for Effective Lawmaking (#5).
- Fixes for CRAN.
- Initial CRAN submission.