So how is it that we read articles like this one? Shouldn’t the state intervene to keep counties and towns at bay? For what I read around it is unusual, and mo

So how is it that we read articles like this one? Shouldn’t the state intervene to keep counties and towns at bay? For what I read around it is unusual, and mostly when something really bad happens and/or hit the news. If the state is sovereign, why is it not enforcing its own law inside its borders? (thanks again BTW)