Commissioner of Education Tony Bennett officially resigned from his position on Thursday after reports this week broke that he changed the grade of a charter school in Indiana as a result of political influence.

Bennett called the reports from the media "malicious" and "unfounded" and said they were politically motivated. He also said he believed there should be no distractions to Gov. Rick Scott, Florida's teachers and students, which is why he decided to resign.

On Thursday, U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., teamed up with U.S. Rep. Matt Salmon, R-Ariz., to introduce an amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

DeSantis and Salmons proposed 28th amendment would stop Congress from making any law that exempts members of Congress from its operation and both congressmen argued on Thursday about why it was needed.

On Thursday, Rep. Jake Raburn, R-Valrico, became the 11th state legislator to back Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) Vice Chair Blaise Ingoglias bid for the Florida House.

"Blaise Ingoglia has been a leader in Hernando and throughout our state advocating for lower taxes, less government, more personal responsibility and personal freedom," Raburn said in a statement on Thursday. "I also appreciate Blaise's strong commitment to strengthening Florida's education system, so each and every child has an opportunity to succeed.

With Floridians getting ready for the sales tax holiday on back-to-school shopping starting Friday, Dominic Calabro, the president and CEO of Florida TaxWatch, said the state can miss out on the revenue due to the Legislature being fiscally responsible