TOPEKA (AP) – Kansas Democratic leaders want to modify gambling laws to expand state programs for training unemployed workers, repairing infrastructure and helping small business.

Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley, of Topeka, and House Minority Leader Paul Davis, of Lawrence, said Tuesday that the state could create new jobs by changing existing gambling laws to encourage development of a southeastern Kansas casino and slot machines at three race tracks.

Called Kansas Jobs First, the 14-bill package looks to retrain workers who need new skills. It also would share some gambling money with cities and counties for local infrastructure projects.

Republican Gov. Sam Brownback has said that he would discourage legislators from debating gambling in 2012, citing an already full agenda.