Last year’s addition to the state’s gas tax raised it to 27.1 cents per gallon, and it will rise to 28.5 cents in a few years.

DeFiebre supports increasing state and federal gas taxes with inflation so that the money doesn’t do less each year.

Minnesota 2020 is funded by Entenza, individuals, unions and other organizations, Van Ecke said. The only Minnesota 2020 benefactors in the construction industry are the 49ers, a union representing heavy equipment operators.