▁References ▁ ▁www . x z q h . org ▁▁ ▁Category : Count y - level ▁divisions ▁of ▁Hun an ▁Category : Z h uz hou <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Oregon ▁Center ▁for ▁Public ▁Policy ▁( O CP P ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁economic ▁research ▁organization ▁that ▁conduct s ▁research ▁and ▁analysis ▁of ▁budget , ▁tax , ▁and ▁econom ics ▁issues ▁to ▁support ▁policies ▁that ▁improve ▁opportun ities ▁for ▁all ▁O reg oni ans . ▁It ▁supplies ▁law m akers ▁with ▁information ▁" on ▁issues ▁affect ing ▁low - ▁and ▁moder ate - in come ▁O reg oni ans ". ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Chal res ▁Sh erk et off ▁founded ▁O CP P ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁as ▁its ▁executive ▁director , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁the ▁Stern ▁Family ▁Foundation ▁named ▁him ▁a ▁public - inter est ▁pione er ▁and ▁awarded ▁him ▁a ▁US & 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁grant ▁ro ▁su port ▁the ▁Center . ▁The ▁States man ▁Journal ▁reported ▁its ▁goals ▁to ▁break ▁government ▁s tere ot ypes ▁about ▁work ▁hab its ▁of ▁the ▁poor , ▁and ▁expand ▁the ▁discuss ions ▁of ▁tax ▁sp ending ▁in ▁Oregon . ▁Jerry ▁B ie ber le ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁O CP P ▁board . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁O CC R P ' s ▁board ▁named ▁Jefferson ▁Smith ▁its ▁new ▁executive ▁director , ▁but ▁ac rim ony ▁during ▁the ▁h iring ▁process ▁led ▁to ▁res ign ations ▁of ▁former